After staring over the pond at the temple ruins for a while Hayden turns to the group and quietly announces that he needs to go in there. And he thinks maybe we should all go check the place out. When he was underwater and "coming back" he had a vision of this place from long ago when it was just being built. Etched into the walls beneath the weeds and vines there are reliefs of 3 gods - Sif, Frigga, and Freya. I think I saw their "representatives" arguing with a large Raven in that temple. After clarifying it was a bird, not a pompous paladin I started to figure out what was happening. Let's go back a little. He turns back around to look at the temple as if the sight of it will help him remember. I was underwater and everything was muffled and there were voices far away. It's like I could almost hear Mojo talking but sort of garbled. It was a very strange sensation but it wasn't like I was drowning. I was just floating and at peace. I couldn't tell how long I was down there but when my head popped above the water I saw this temple but it was brand new - so new there was still scaffolding up and they were finishing the carvings. It was beautiful. There was a camp over there [makes gesture in that direction] that was baing packed up and aside from the few remaining workmen there were a few people in robes of various colors walking around doing small clerical type things. Nothing special that I could tell. No one could see me though and try as I might I couldn't get anyone's attention. I walked around a bit and eventually wandered into the temple and heard raised voices coming from down a stairway. I followed it down to a narrow path that cut back and ended in a room that I think is actually below the pond. It ended at a small dim room with a rock in the middle on which was a candle holder and candle providing the only light. There were 3 women in the room. Two were lightly armed/armored and the other had more of a "soldier" look. They were all arguing with the bird about the candle. There were phrases like, "inappropriate gift", and "insufficient for their needs", and "something more powerful must be given", and the big one about "even if the doors to the plane of evil are closed there's still many demons living in this land". Then the "soldier" woman said her Mistress had said her Great Sword would be an acceptable gift and she would go retrieve it. That seemed to be a step too far because the Raven that had been just listening to them bicker finally shouted in a very loud booming voice that "It will be done as the ALLFATHER commands!" which stopped all discussion. He said things about "not bringing this land to the attention of the great threat" and "all the lands being engulfed in a thousand years" and "if things go wrong this land will be the plane's only hope". Then he looked at me as if he could see me but kept talking to them although I got the feeling he was saying this for my benefit more than theirs like he wanted me to know that "this gift should lay forgotten until needed and it should be given to the sisters at the right moment - not before, not after". What felt really odd was I also had the feeling like I was not the only spirit witnessing this. The Raven looked and acted like he was speaking to an audience as well as me. When he looked at me I knew he was also looking at others at the same time. It was like he was speaking directly to me but at the same time speaking directly to other people too like he could somehow speak to many individuals simultaneously. But he also wanted me to know he was speaking to others. I assume all the others had the same impression whoever and however many there were. Once he said "not after" the image started to fade like I had been dismissed because I had witnessed what I was supposed to witness. The 3 women and the Raven faded away but after they were gone something else entered the room that didn't feel right. It was a flash of a shadowy figure but I couldn't make it out exactly. It seemed to settle around the rock where the candle was. There was a sinister feeling but then I was out of the room and there were workmen sealing up the entrance to the stairwell. And then I was being raised up out of the water by you guys and I was back. Then Hayden starts to ramble: I've been trying to figure out what all this means but need some help. There's something in this temple that I think needs to be given to Hanne and Tatume eventually but when? I think the other witnesses were people like me but at other "times" so that one of us will be here when the right time happens. Does that mean we should get the candle now and have it ready or just know it's there so we can get it if needed? Hanne is still pretty wacked out yet and will be until we stop the sacrafices so maybe we should wait until after that gets cleared up. The bird said it must be given to the sisters, plural, not just one so I think we need to wait until they are back together. Or maybe it is too late. Maybe this was supposed to be given before they started fighting to prevent the split and whoever was the witness then missed the right time. What the heck does this all-powerful candle holder do anyway? Is it the candle or the holder or both? I think I can remember the area where that stairwell was but if it was sealed up and covered maybe not. Even if I can though I'm not sure we should open it just yet. Something not good went down there to be sealed up with it. We might not want to meet that thing just yet. He turns back to the group. I need to check this place out but we might not be doing the right thing. I might get in there and say we should leave. I don't know what will happen. If anyone wants to stay out here I'll understand.
After staring over the pond at the temple ruins for a while Hayden turns to the group and quietly announces that he needs to go in there. And he thinks maybe we should all go check the place out. When he was underwater and "coming back" he had a vision of this place from long ago when it was just being built.
Etched into the walls beneath the weeds and vines there are reliefs of 3 gods - Sif, Frigga, and Freya. I think I saw their "representatives" arguing with a large Raven in that temple. After clarifying it was a bird, not a pompous paladin I started to figure out what was happening.
Let's go back a little. He turns back around to look at the temple as if the sight of it will help him remember.
I was underwater and everything was muffled and there were voices far away. It's like I could almost hear Mojo talking but sort of garbled. It was a very strange sensation but it wasn't like I was drowning. I was just floating and at peace. I couldn't tell how long I was down there but when my head popped above the water I saw this temple but it was brand new - so new there was still scaffolding up and they were finishing the carvings. It was beautiful. There was a camp over there [makes gesture in that direction] that was baing packed up and aside from the few remaining workmen there were a few people in robes of various colors walking around doing small clerical type things. Nothing special that I could tell.
No one could see me though and try as I might I couldn't get anyone's attention. I walked around a bit and eventually wandered into the temple and heard raised voices coming from down a stairway. I followed it down to a narrow path that cut back and ended in a room that I think is actually below the pond.
It ended at a small dim room with a rock in the middle on which was a candle holder and candle providing the only light. There were 3 women in the room. Two were lightly armed/armored and the other had more of a "soldier" look. They were all arguing with the bird about the candle. There were phrases like, "inappropriate gift", and "insufficient for their needs", and "something more powerful must be given", and the big one about "even if the doors to the plane of evil are closed there's still many demons living in this land". Then the "soldier" woman said her Mistress had said her Great Sword would be an acceptable gift and she would go retrieve it.
That seemed to be a step too far because the Raven that had been just listening to them bicker finally shouted in a very loud booming voice that "It will be done as the ALLFATHER commands!" which stopped all discussion. He said things about "not bringing this land to the attention of the great threat" and "all the lands being engulfed in a thousand years" and "if things go wrong this land will be the plane's only hope". Then he looked at me as if he could see me but kept talking to them although I got the feeling he was saying this for my benefit more than theirs like he wanted me to know that "this gift should lay forgotten until needed and it should be given to the sisters at the right moment - not before, not after".
What felt really odd was I also had the feeling like I was not the only spirit witnessing this. The Raven looked and acted like he was speaking to an audience as well as me. When he looked at me I knew he was also looking at others at the same time. It was like he was speaking directly to me but at the same time speaking directly to other people too like he could somehow speak to many individuals simultaneously. But he also wanted me to know he was speaking to others. I assume all the others had the same impression whoever and however many there were.
Once he said "not after" the image started to fade like I had been dismissed because I had witnessed what I was supposed to witness. The 3 women and the Raven faded away but after they were gone something else entered the room that didn't feel right. It was a flash of a shadowy figure but I couldn't make it out exactly. It seemed to settle around the rock where the candle was. There was a sinister feeling but then I was out of the room and there were workmen sealing up the entrance to the stairwell.
And then I was being raised up out of the water by you guys and I was back. Then Hayden starts to ramble: I've been trying to figure out what all this means but need some help. There's something in this temple that I think needs to be given to Hanne and Tatume eventually but when? I think the other witnesses were people like me but at other "times" so that one of us will be here when the right time happens.
Does that mean we should get the candle now and have it ready or just know it's there so we can get it if needed? Hanne is still pretty wacked out yet and will be until we stop the sacrafices so maybe we should wait until after that gets cleared up. The bird said it must be given to the sisters, plural, not just one so I think we need to wait until they are back together.
Or maybe it is too late. Maybe this was supposed to be given before they started fighting to prevent the split and whoever was the witness then missed the right time. What the heck does this all-powerful candle holder do anyway? Is it the candle or the holder or both?
I think I can remember the area where that stairwell was but if it was sealed up and covered maybe not. Even if I can though I'm not sure we should open it just yet. Something not good went down there to be sealed up with it. We might not want to meet that thing just yet.
He turns back to the group. I need to check this place out but we might not be doing the right thing. I might get in there and say we should leave. I don't know what will happen. If anyone wants to stay out here I'll understand.